essay
Introduction: the struggle to be separate
amish struggle with modernity • Hanover, Nh • Published In 1994 • Pages: ix, 1-17, 261-263
By: Kraybill, Donald B..
Abstract
In this article, Kraybill offers an overview of Amish society. From their origins as dissident Anabaptists in sixteenth century Europe to their present status as a religious minority in North American society, the Amish have struggled to maintain a distinctive subculture. After charting key features of Amish life and social organization, the author shows how the decline of farming and emergent conflict with the state have brought significant changes in recent years to the Amish struggle to remain a separate people (p. 1).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1693-1992
- Coverage Place
- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, United States
- Notes
- Donald B. Kraybill
- For bibliographical references see document 20: [Kraybill and Olshan]
- LCCN
- 94013668
- LCSH
- Amish